Readings
Meanings
２つの派閥が手をむすんだ。The two factions gang up with each other.tatoeba
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built閥
→ → → →
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘgates · fell · person (人) · fiesta
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1746
Additional Examples
Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.tatoeba This office is divided up into camps.tatoeba Stroke Order
14 strokes
Faction, clique. 門 (gate) + 伐 (strike) — insiders at the gates of power fighting for influence.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 閥
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step